Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and have demonstrated a way this hurdle might be overcome. Their results suggest the possibility of developing organic solar cells with efficiencies comparable to silicon-based cells.
Sep 30th, 2021
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StoRIES, a new European research consortium, has now been established to accelerate the development of energy storage systems.
Sep 29th, 2021
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Efficient water and urea electrolysis with bimetallic yolk-shell nanoparticles.
Sep 14th, 2021
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The idea of biodegradable plastics sounds good at first. However, very little is known about how they are degraded in the soil and how this is influenced by climate change. In two recent studies, soil ecologists have shown which microbial community is responsible for degradation, what role the climate plays in this process, and why biodegradable plastics could still be problematic.
Sep 14th, 2021
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According to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report, focusing on raw material extraction and processing, raw material consumers can use their purchasing power to influence suppliers to become more climate friendly.
Sep 1st, 2021
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Scientists succeeded in fundamentally investigating the surface of the iridium oxide catalyst under dynamic operation conditions.
Aug 24th, 2021
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Researchers have developed prototype technology that can double the power harvested from ocean waves, in an advance that could finally make wave energy a viable renewable alternative.
Aug 17th, 2021
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Researchers have developed a singlet oxygen model to calculate how particular chemicals break down in surface water.
Aug 12th, 2021
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A new web tool will enable anyone to quickly analyze a region's potential for renewable energy development.
Aug 11th, 2021
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Researchers have published a comparative study of battery cost predictions from the past decade. In the study, assumptions from more than 50 scientific publications that analyze the costs of lithium-ion, solid-state, lithium-sulfur and lithium-air batteries, resulting costs are compared and the academic opinion is consolidated into a cost trend.
Aug 11th, 2021
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Electricity, transport, and heating account for a massive 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and are at the forefront of the battle to achieve Net Zero. But reaching Net Zero means also dealing with the hard-to-reach 20% of emissions: agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste, and extracting at least 5% extra from the atmosphere to account for the emissions that we simply cannot get rid of.
Aug 5th, 2021
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Better methods for assessing solar cells under indoor ambient lighting can help improve their design.
Aug 4th, 2021
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Using a CeO2 catalyst, researchers develop an effective catalytic process for the direct synthesis of polycarbonate diols without the need for dehydrating agents.
Jul 29th, 2021
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In nature, the interaction of molecules at the boundary of different liquids can give rise to new structures. They can also be engineered to perform specific functions - and now, a team of researchers has leveraged this opportunity to develop a material that could remove persistent pollutants from water.
Jul 27th, 2021
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Converting renewable electricity into stable molecules could provide long-term energy storage.
Jul 27th, 2021
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The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.
Jul 23rd, 2021
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Researchers create new kind of environmentally friendly bioplastic with hydroplastic polymers.
Jul 23rd, 2021
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Scientists develop algorithms that predict the output of solar cells, easing their integration into existing power grids.
Jul 21st, 2021
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